Saturday, October 8, 2011

Bumper crop



They tell me to be kind, warm and fuzzy







but someone please tell Al-Qaeda








They tell me to vote right









They tell me to vote left









They tell me to get totally confused








They tell me to support animal rights






They make fun of animal rightists (does that make you an animal leftist?)






Or get really nasty about animals.







I think all I want to do is stop and visualize.








The poetics prompt today at dVerse Poets is “bumper to bumper” – a poem based on a bumper sticker. I had so many to choose from I couldn’t make up my mind, so I used a bunch. To see more poems, please visit dVerse Poets.
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25 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 8, 2011 at 3:55 PM

    Bumper crop... good title! :-)

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  2. Laurie KolpOctober 8, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Funny- I like how you incorporated the bumper stickers into the poem itself.

    Here's mine:

    http://lkkolp.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/%e2%80%9csave-the-earth%e2%80%9d-my-ass/

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  3. ClaudiaOctober 8, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    so good glynn...i'm laughing tears over here...never discovered your dry humor until today..smiles

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  4. Brian MillerOctober 8, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    whirled peas sounds like baby food though...but perhaps that is what we need...it is pretty confusing with some of the cross polination and assumptions made with beliefs...

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  5. MaryOctober 8, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Glynn, I enjoyed your collection. Cleverly composed.

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  6. AnonymousOctober 8, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    So fun. When you get down to it, we come from so many backgrounds and viewpoints. Life is confusing!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 8, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    confusing... who to listen to... maybe our inner self after some quiet time

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  8. MaureenOctober 8, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    Great title. Quite a collection of political statements.

    I make a point of never having stickers on my car.

    I had to laugh; the word verification is "sheap".

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  9. Leah GriffithOctober 8, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    I love how you did this with all the bumper stickers. It was fun without losing content.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 8, 2011 at 6:30 PM

    Fun with bite, enjoyed it a lot!

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  11. Maude LynnOctober 8, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    That last one cracked me up!

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  12. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson BarryOctober 8, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    bumper sticks are like crops, they are powerful and could be fun.

    yours are very beautiful ones.

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  13. Maxwell Mead Williams Robinson BarryOctober 8, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    bumper sticks are like crops, they are powerful and could be fun.

    yours are very beautiful ones.

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  14. UnknownOctober 9, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    It is rare that I ever enjoy a bumper sticker. They just rub me the wrong way sometimes, but I think I might be a bit of a curmudgeon sometimes. Having said that, it's no surprise my bumper is bare.

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  15. RavenblackOctober 9, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    I think the Lost-your-cat one is likely to have you coming back and finding your car scratched or those tires slashed.

    These ones put together like this demonstrates the noise they all create I think. :)

    -Ravenblack
    http://theotherdayplace.blogspot.com

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  16. AnonymousOctober 9, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Artistic portrayal of all the causes found to be worthy of marring a high-dollar vehicle.

    Beth

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  17. SheilaOctober 9, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    great job, glynn. I couldn't choose either - there are so many for sure!

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  18. AnonymousOctober 9, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    That was creative for this prompt. LoL for last bumper sticker. great job

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  19. tinkwelbornOctober 9, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    sardonic! and very funny.

    ''STOP THE VIOLINS''!! Ha --- that's what I been tellin' em fer years.

    ''visualize Whirled Peas'' now, that should be a presidential slogan in 2012 for someone.

    funny and enjoyable poem. thanks.

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  20. PatriciaOctober 9, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    good ones Glynn... you got me laughing on the last one!

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  21. Randy BehaviorOctober 9, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    Tee Hee :)

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  22. Karen Kyle EricsonOctober 9, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    Yes Glynn you've done an excellent job of summing up our society today in one short post! This pretty much covers quite a bit.

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  23. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallOctober 12, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    beautiful job.

    it seems like you are telling a story along the bumper stickers.

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  24. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallOctober 12, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    beautiful job.

    it seems like you are telling a story along the bumper stickers.

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  25. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallOctober 12, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    beautiful job.

    it seems like you are telling a story along the bumper stickers.

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